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kmb1966
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Jul 23, 2019

Dometic Penguin II - cools, but compressor cuts on and off

I have a 4 year old Dometic Penguin II air conditioner (non-heatpump unit) as the rear unit in a 2003 Newmar Dutchstar that is acting strange. The unit in Fan Auto mode comes on when the thermostat i...
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Ranger_Smith
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019
Sounds like a capacitor going bad. I just had one that did the same thing. Compressor would cut off then come back on. Replaced run capn and no more issues.

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